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NGC5080

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:19:19.2
Declination: +8:25:47
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Holden
Year of discovery: 1881
Discovery aperture: 15.6

Observational

Summary description: F, S, * 7 nf
Sub-type: E?

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5080

18" (5/15/04): fairly faint, fairly small, round, 0.6' diameter, moderate concentration to a 15" brighter core and quasi-stellar nucleus.  Located 10' WSW of mag 7.1 HD 115885.  A mag 14 star lies 1.7' NW.